A time to reconsider – inspired by Matthew 4:12-23
1 A time to reconsider,
to pause, to reassess;
when crisis comes with challenge,
how can God come to bless?
And yet a light is shining,
we cannot understand
that at this time of turning
God sharpens what we planned.
2 As Jesus felt the tension,
while John slept in a cell,
the challenge was beginning
and he would sound the knell.
Now in our time the echo
reverberates with fear,
and will we face our challenge
of bringing justice near?
3 To face the grief and sorrow,
to live with scorn and hate,
to live love undiluted
before it is too late?
A time to reconsider,
to pause, to reassess;
when crisis comes with challenge,
how can God come to bless?
Andrew Pratt (born 1948) based on Isaiah 9 vs 1- 4 and Matthew 4 vs 12-23
Words Andrew Pratt © 2010 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England copyright@stainer.co.uk . Please include any reproduction for local church use on your CCL Licence returns. All wider and any commercial use requires prior application to Stainer & Bell Ltd.
v.2 l.8 alt by the author 2026
Metre: 7 6 7 6 D
Tune: CRUGER
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